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Independence Monument (Albania)

Coordinates: 40°28′14″N 19°29′25″E / 40.47056°N 19.49028°E / 40.47056; 19.49028
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Independence Monument
Monumenti i Pavarësisë
LocationSheshi i Flamurit
Vlorë, Albania
Coordinates40°28′14″N 19°29′25″E / 40.47056°N 19.49028°E / 40.47056; 19.49028
Height17 metres (55.7 feet)
SculptorMuntaz Dhrami, Kristaq Rama

The Monument of Independence is a monument in Vlorë, Albania, dedicated to the Albanian Declaration of Independence and worked by Albanian sculptors, Muntaz Dhrami and Kristaq Rama.[1] It is found in the Flag's Plaza, near the building where the first Albanian government worked in 1913.[1]

In the center of the monument is the sculpture of Ismail Kemal, the leader of the Albanian national movement and founder of Independent Albania.

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  1. ^ a b Garwood, Duncan (2009). Mediterranean Europe. Lonely Planet. p. 61. ISBN 9781741048568. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
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